Comparison

Panels vs Quote Archive

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Panels

Enhance your comic reading with advanced features and a clean interface. Enjoy DRM-free titles, extensive file format support, and seamless cross-device synchronization. Organize your library and customize your reading experience.

Highlights
  • Universal comic format support (CBR, CBZ, CB7, PDF, ePUB)
  • Cross-device reading progress sync
  • OPDS server streaming and downloading
  • DRM-free comic store with creator support
  • Advanced reading presets and page filters
  • Library organization with custom themes
  • Content security with password/Face ID
Features
Currently charting
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Improve your comic reading experience with Panels. Enjoy reading your favorite titles in a clean and delightful interface, with plenty of customization and advanced features — fully DRM-free, with first-class support for OPDS, your own library, and your own files. Key features: - Universal Compatibility: Support for most common comic types: CBR, CBZ, CB7, PDF and comic ePUB (not text eBook). Support for multiple image formats, including WebP. - Cross-Device Sync: Synchronize your reading progress across iPhone, iPad and Mac and resume reading exactly where you left off. - Full iCloud Drive support: store your entire library on iCloud and access it from different devices. - Library Organization: Effortlessly manage your comic library with intuitive tools for easy navigation, custom folder colors, logos and cover images. * Themes: support for Light and Dark modes, and many others. * Reading Presets: Choose from a multitude of reading presets or create your own, including horizontal, vertical, or panel-by-panel guided view. - Right to Left reading (manga): read any comic with Panels. * OPDS support: Stream, search and download comics from your OPDS compatible server (Komga, Kavita, Codex, Ubooquity and others). * Secure your content: Keep files locked using a password or Face ID for your collections and files. Use Incognito mode to keep your reading sessions hidden. * Live Text and Subject detection. * Experimental Features: Access experimental features like panel-by-panel navigation. Panels Store — DRM-free comics from independent creators: - Browse and buy comics directly inside Panels, no extra apps or accounts. - 100% DRM-free: every purchase is yours to keep, read offline and back up. - Creators keep 80% of revenue, so your purchases directly support the people making the comics. - Purchased issues are added to your library and sync across your devices automatically. Native support for importing files from: * iCloud Drive * Dropbox * Microsoft OneDrive - Substack * OPDS: Komga, Kavita, Codex and others * Local network shared files and folders via SMB and Embedded web server - iTunes - External drives - Airdrop - Drag&Drop from other apps Page Filters: * Reduce Noise * Increase Sharpness * Reduce Moiré * Crop Borders * Require an active subscription or a one-time purchase. • You may purchase an Auto-Renewing Subscription to unlock all the premium features while it\'s active; or a one-off purchase to unlock the current major version features forever. • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Read our privacy policy and terms of use: https://panels.app/privacy / https://panels.app/terms

About

Quote Archive

Organize and manage all your book highlights and quotes in one place. Read ebooks, add quotes from various sources, and search your collection. Features include customizable reading settings, widgets, and iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Read and highlight EPUB, CBZ, ZIP books
  • Import quotes from Kindle, Kobo, Libby
  • Organize quotes with collections and tags
  • Searchable quote database
  • Customizable widgets for home screen
  • iCloud data sync across devices
Features
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Read ebooks. Store all your quotes or highlights in one place for easy management, review, and search. Add quotes from Kindle, Kobo, Libby, CSV, Adobe Digital Editions. You can use the app for free. Quote Archive offers a Free Tier and a Premium Tier. Upgrade to the Premium Tier with a one-time purchase to access premium features. Reader Features: - Read Internet Archive, EPUB (reflowable, DRM-free), CBZ, or ZIP (of images) books, and highlight and tag quotes. - Highlight text directly on images on Internet Archive or CBZ/ZIP books. Read just the image text using a customizable Text Mode. - Organize your books with folders, including nested folders. - Bookmark pages and selected text. Add notes to bookmarks. - Customize font, colors, spacing, highlight style, number of columns on a page, and more. - Search inside EPUB books. - Add 10 books maximum on the Free Tier (excluding Internet Archive books). Add unlimited books on the Premium Tier. Other Features - Organize or manage your quotes with collections and tags. - Customize the appearance of the Quote List and Quote Editor - Add highlights from Kindle (My Clippings.txt, HTML, CSV), Kobo, Adobe Digital Editions, Libby, CSV file. - Search your quotes or highlights. - Add quotes or excerpts from a photo. - Filter by tags when browsing or searching quotes. - Export all your data as plain text, rich text (Premium Tier), or CSV (Premium Tier). - Share your favorite quotes with others. - Share selected text from within other apps. - Show quotes in customizable widgets on the Home Screen. - Dark mode. - Automatically sync your data across devices with iCloud. - Add 100 quotes maximum on the Free Tier (excluding quotes from Internet Archive books). Add unlimited quotes on the Premium Tier. Ways to Use Quote Archive - Review quotes and highlights from books or articles you've read. - Store inspirational/motivational quotes or affirmations and view them in widgets. - Collect and manage quotations while doing academic research and easily search through them later. - Save your favorite prose from books or articles, and read them later for writing inspiration. - Save your thoughts and ideas. - Use it for note-taking or use it like a Commonplace book. - Use it as a quote database to easily reference and look up quotes as needed. Who is Quote Archive for? Students, authors, writers, readers, researchers. This app is not affiliated with Internet Archive. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Panels4 screens
Quote Archive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Quote Archive at 100% against Panels's 70%. Quote Archive also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Panels's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 2) and chart position (#187 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Panels sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Quote Archive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quote Archive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Panels has 13K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Panels's written reviews are positive against 100% of Quote Archive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Panels ships an update every 8 days, Quote Archive weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Panels versus Quote Archive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanelsQuote Archive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProdukt StudioNneka Nnamdi-Udoh

Customer experience

Panels

All ratings12,715 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,146 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative20.2%

Quote Archive

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Panels

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when opening large files
  • Issues with page order and navigation
  • Problems with zooming and scrolling
  • Syncing and importing bugs
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to create sub-folders and nested collections
  • Automatic sorting and organization of comics
  • Option to lock reading direction
  • Double-tap to zoom functionality
  • Progress tracking and bookmarking features
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  • Support for more file formats like ePub

Quote Archive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Panels

Subscriptions2
  • Panels+ Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Panels+ Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Panels 3 Upgrade$9.99
  • Panels 2$19.99
  • Panels 3$19.99
1 purchases

Quote Archive

One-time1
  • Premium Tier$10.00

Questions

Is Panels free?
Panels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quote Archive free?
Quote Archive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Panels or Quote Archive?
Quote Archive is rated higher. Panels averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Quote Archive averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Panels or Quote Archive have ads?
Neither Panels nor Quote Archive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Panels or Quote Archive?
Panels ships an update every 8 days, and Quote Archive weekly. Most recently, Panels was updated on November 12, 2026 and Quote Archive on October 30, 2026.

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